Brussels, 16/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2012. A special logo, created for the purpose, will figure on all Observatory publications and communication throughout the year. Since it was founded, the goal of the Observatory has been to promote “transparency” or greater clarity and understanding of the audiovisual industries in Europe, both from a market/economic and legal point of view. Twenty years on, the Observatory continues to promote transparency by producing information on the audiovisual industries in Europe in the form of publications, free access databases and a web portal. Wolfgang Closs, the Observatory's Executive Director, has announced that 2012 would be marked by three major workshops all conveying a strong 20th anniversary message: the annual Observatory afternoon at the Cannes film market, a workshop in Sarajevo in June and ending with an autumn workshop in the Observatory's home town of Strasbourg. (IL/transl.rt)